Strechov Nad Sazavou -
NATO tested its newly forged rapid reaction forces for the first time Thursday with drills in both the Czech Republic and the Netherlands involving some 1,500 troops, an alliance official said.

Amsterdam -
Amsterdam, the constitutional capital of Holland, may be viewed as a liberal city, due to its previously lax laws on pot-smoking, but like so many other European countries, Holland is tightening its rules regarding migrant workers.

Amsterdam -
Investigators from Terre des Hommes have used a computer program simulating a 10-year-old girl to catch thousand of men surfing the internet looking for sex with underage girls and engaging in a new phenomenon known as webcam child sex tourism.

Of Spanish origins, Ramón Smits Álvarez, town councilor in the Dutch city of Amersfoort, was found dead in the Ulla river in Galicia in Spain on Monday. The circumstances surrounding the suicide have left both his family and colleagues seeking answers.

Amsterdam -
A Dutch pedophile's repeal of an 18-year sentence backfired as he was subsequently sentenced to 19 years in prison, after which he'll also have to submit to psychiatric treatment in a closed facility.

Amsterdam -
The UK food industry has been rocked by a meat scandal. In some cases products labelled as containing 100% beef have instead contained pork or horse. One Dutch steakhouse boss has revealed that he has sold horse as beef for 63 years.

NATO's "Patriot" mission along the Turkish-Syrian border has begun. Within the coming days more NATO forces will arrive to conduct likely operations against Syria and Iran. The Patriot systems should provide adequate defense in Turkey.

Amsterdam -
Despite a newly enacted Dutch law aimed at reducing the country's drug tourism, Amsterdam's mayor has announced he will allow coffee shops that sell marijuana and hashish to remain open to tourists.

Haren -
When inviting people to a birthday party on Facebook, it's a wise idea to keep the invitations private, as this small Dutch town suffered an onslaught of thousands of party goers on Friday night.

Now that German officials know the identity of the formerly mysterious "Forest Boy", and that he is not a teenaged orphan as he'd claimed, but a 20-year-old Dutch citizen. Now, the rest of his story is beginning to unfold.